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Jane Fonda is an American actress and political activist born in 1937 in New York, New York. During her career, Fonda has appeared in films such as Cat Ballou, Barbarella, Any Wednesday, They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?, Barefoot in the Park, On Golden Pond, The Dollmaker, and The Morning After. Fonda was also an activist for issues such as opposing the Vietnam War, domestic abuse, and civil rights. Some of her accolades include an Emmy Award, two Academy Awards, and seven Golden Globe Awards. Fonda was married to businessman Ted Turner from 1991 to 2001. She has two children, Vanessa and Troy.

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1 Jul, 2000

O Magazine interview

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Fonda talks about her former husband Turner:

In some ways, he’s like my father, but he’s not dour. He’s full of life and funny, in fact, he’s a riot. And I tend to be overly serious, because I’m my father’s daughter. So it was wonderful for me to be with somebody lighthearted, well, Ted’s not really lighthearted, he’s deep, someone who gets that much of a kick out of life.

11 May, 2005

Monster in Law

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Fonda stars in the movie Monster in Law as Viola Fields, a recently fired TV journalist who discovers her son is in love with a temp worker named Charlie. Viola will try any means necessary to break these two up before they get married.  Co-stars Jennifer Lopez and Michael Vartan.

The moving day was the first day that I was actually in front of a camera after 15 years, which was the costume and make-up test that everybody does. Before the camera rolled for the first test, Robert Luketic just got everybody quiet and said, “Welcome back Ms. Fonda,” and I cried I was so moved.

Monster-in-Law Official Trailer #1 - (2005) HD

4 Aug, 2011

Harper’s Bazaar interview

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Fonda gives an interview to Harper’s Bazaar Magazine about her age defying sense of fashion.

I’m vain. My arms are thin, but I’m vain about loose flesh. And so I’m careful that what I wear will show off my best parts, which are my waist and my butt. I have people in my life who will say, Honey, you’re trying too hard. I like being saucy, but I’m 73 and a half. I’m still trying to find my way between matronly and coltishness. Colt, not cult: C-O-L-T.

8 Jan, 2012

Masterclass

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Fonda reminisces about her up bringing with famous parents and the lost of her mother. She focuses on how she over came her insecurities and became the woman she is today.

Many decades it took me to learn to not be afraid of saying how I feel, and to allow my vulnerabilities to show — we are not meant to be perfect, we’re meant to be whole.

Jane Fonda on Learning to Forgive Yourself | Oprah's Master Class | Oprah Winfrey Network

7 Apr, 2013

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Winfrey interviews Jane Fonda and talks about her battle with cancer, her family and mature sex.

The fact that I made it and I’m all in one piece Fonda, 75. You know a couple years ago I got breast cancer, and that was a good test, because I always said I’m not afraid of dying, and I wasn’t. 

Jane Fonda: "I'm Not Afraid of Dying" | Oprah's Next Chapter | Oprah Winfrey Network

4 Jun, 2014

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Fonda guests on Conan to promote her book, Being a Teen. She gives O’Brien some tips on how to deal with sex and aging, and recalls her encounter with a bear during her days as a rancher’s wife to Ted Turner.

Suddenly my golden retriever came running out of the bedroom yelping like crazy. I went running in and there right in front of me walking from the screen door that he had come through, was a bear headed for the crib where my grandson. I was like, what do I do? I don’t know where my gun is. I opened my bathrobe and I went ‘raaaaa!’